Chuck Grassley

I introduced the Elder Abuse Victims Act with Senators Leahy, Blumenthal, and Whitehouse.

Last week, the head of the Criminal Division, Lanny Breuer, said that he deeply regrets his failure to tell you earlier about gun walking in Operation Wide Receiver.

You are refusing to provide drafts of that February 4th letter and e-mails about the drafts even though they have been subpoenaed by the House.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Manchin). Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll.

Immigration policy has to be established at the national level.

What constitutional interpretation model will guide you when faced with constitutional questions?

I joined Chairman Baucus to close the tax gap.

Will you commit to working with Congress, the Government Accountability Office, and any IG, where applicable, in a timely and constructive manner to address the oversight and other needs of Congress?

You signified you don't have any more questions.

You'll probably do it anyway, and answer them as forthrightly as you can and as completely as you can.

On July 14th last year you gave a speech on why the notable Arizona statutes were unconstitutional.

I don't believe it refers to the legislature itself, because there are a great number of the legislature that is supportive of the current court plan that we have.

I want to ask you something about Justice Rehnquist. He was often considered a conservative judge who relied heavily on the text of the Constitution and statutes to determine their meaning.

I want to ask some of your thinking about some of the immigration cases that you've argued.

I would think people in the Ninth Circuit wouldn't be particularly proud of that.

I appreciate that the government benefits from the experience of the professionals that are on the ground and vice versa.

I am a very firm believer in tax compliance.

Judge, let me ask you a few questions.

OK. I have a case that you decided after you had appeared before us as a district court nominee but before you were confirmed by the Senate.

Well, if confirmed--and you probably will be--what will you look to when interpreting provisions of the Constitution or Federal statutes?

Why didn't you apply the three-strikes law and sentence the defendant to a prison term called for by the statute?

I am going to refer to a couple cases, and then I have one question about Sentencing Guidelines.

Will you oppose efforts within the Justice Department to weaken the False Claims Act and its qui tam provision?

OK. As chief public defender there in El Paso, you defended your office in one particular case...

So that kind of is like you're saying indirectly that they probably gave these tapes too soon to the people down there.